Girl, 3, dies after fire caused by hoverboard
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A three-year-old girl has died after a hoverboard caused a house to go up in flames Friday night in Harrisburg.
Ashanti Hughes was pronounced dead just after 11:30 Saturday morning, the Lehigh Valley coroner’s office said in a news release.
Two other children and a firefighter are all still in critical condition following Friday night’s blaze in the 2500 block of Lexington Street.
Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline said at a press conference Saturday that the fire ignited from a hoverboard that was recharging.
The children injured were airlifted to Lehigh Valley Medical Center.